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Unless disaster strikes him, American Floyd Landis is set to win the world's premiere bicycle race Sunday in Paris. Guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Anita Elash at the finish line on the Champs Elysees.

Americans once waited in line for the chance to be photographed atop the striped donkeys on this famed tourist strip. But 9/11, the recession and the Mexican drug war have stifled tourism and nearly put the "zonkeys" and their owners out of work. A new push is on to save the historic icons.

It's been too dangerous for many Ukrainians to leave their house — let alone make an escape. But some have found ways to cross the frontlines, navigating dangerous check points, to safer areas.

Control of Soledar could allow Russia to cut off Ukrainian supply lines to nearby Bakhmut, another fiercely contested city seen as central to Russia's struggling efforts to control eastern Ukraine.

A cold front will bring the risk of strong storms, which could be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour and tornadoes.

NPR and the Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories from around the world of the hidden lives of girls — and the women they become. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities — of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail or changed the tide. Share your stories with us.

Journalist Zahra Hankir draws a line connecting the cosmetic across civilizations, continents, and eras straight into today — as not only a beauty product but as a means of self expression and more.

House Republicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for Speaker of the House. Jordan was once a far-right outsider who has become a far-right insider as the party has evolved.

The Supreme Court's opinion granting broad immunity to former President Trump from prosecution will likely place the court at the center of the presidential campaign.

Triple-digit temperatures are expected as energy officials warn the electrical load on Tuesday could reach the state's highest demand ever. Four deaths were reported as multiple wildfires burned.

Evening Masterworks: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in d minor, Op. 125 “Choral”

Dorian has made landfall over the North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday, lashing the low-lying barrier islands as a weakened Category 1 hurricane.A…

Rep. Paul Ryan will be campaigning in Iowa Monday. It will be his first day campaigning solo since GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney named him as his running mate on Saturday. Over the weekend, thousands of people lined up for hours to see the newly minted GOP ticket.

The rebellious Senate Republicans and the White House may have come to an agreement on language on how to treat detainees. But it remains to be seen where the Democrats stand -- or how the deal will be received in the House of Representatives.

Ukrainian media are reporting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way there as Ukraine's counter-offensive continues to grind forward.

In an election year during which state and local laws have taken aim at unhoused people, those most impacted face unique barriers to voting.

Trump's budget proposal for next year includes cuts to some federal agencies paired with an increase in defense spending. What's not included is evidence of the billions DOGE has claimed to save.

Although isolated tornadoes and small hail could develop from the most intense cells, damaging straight-line winds will be the primary hazard.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The first half hour of Saturday's debate was dominated by foreign policy. The candidates walked a line on their views and President Obama's, whose handling of the issue has declined since ISIS's rise.

The third day of public impeachment hearings featured testimony from three witnesses who have firsthand testimony about the call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.

A White House Task Force report says universities are not providing all the resources they can to protect students from sexual violence. We will have a…

NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

Subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights, ATM machines and more were knocked offline in the two countries and parts of France around midday Monday.

A safe prediction for 2020: it's going to be a big year in politics. Here's what we know about the impeachment trial, the Democratic primary and the presidential race.